Read or Die the TV - S01

Anita King, Maggie Mui, and Michelle Cheung are the Paper Sisters. They run the Three Sisters Detective Agency in Hong Kong, which handles cases involving books. They get hired as local guides for Nenene Sumiregawa, a Japanese novelist who has been stuck with writer's block since her longtime friend, Yomiko Readman, disappeared. The sisters are all Paper Masters, people who can control paper, and with their abilities they save Nenene from dangerous terrorists targeting her at a book signing. But since the terrorists might strike again, the sisters stay on as her bodyguards to keep her from further harm. This is a dream come true for bookworms Maggie and Michelle, who love Nenene's stories, but young Anita cannot stand books even with her powers over paper. The three struggle to get used to their new daily life in Japan, guarding Nenene while continuing their detective work under a mysterious organization, Dokusensha. But the more they get to know Nenene, the more they discover a link between her, the disappearance of her friend Yomiko, and the mysterious books Dokusensha sends the Paper Masters to investigate. What began as a simple job turns into a bigger case than they have ever had before. Are these girls really willing to risk their lives over literature?